Central midfielders with the Best Potential in J3 League

The highest-potential central midfielders in J3 League, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

R. Kabayama of Kitakyushu is the standout for raw talent across central midfielders in J3 League, with a Field Insider Rating of 29.5, and T. Yamaguchi has been the form player this season, grading 27, and A. Sato leads the scoring with 5 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Y. Goto has improved his Season rating most, up +15 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, T. Yamaguchi of Kagoshima United is the most valuable name in this group at 3.9.

Matsumoto Yamaga · 22/23→25/26

Most improved

Y. Goto+15SsN

Kamatamare Sanuki · 22/23→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	R. Kabayama Central midfielder	Kitakyushu	23	19	3027.9%
2	Mahiro Ano Central midfielder	Tegevajaro Miyazaki	22	14	29
3	K. Doi Central midfielder	Vanraure Hachinohe	24	11	29
4	R. Inoue Central midfielder	Tegevajaro Miyazaki	25	15	29
5	K. Yasuda Central midfielder	Tegevajaro Miyazaki	22	146750%	2837.2%
6	S. Sakai Central midfielder	Tegevajaro Miyazaki	22	11	28
7	N. Kawatani Central midfielder	Nara Club	23	13	28
8	K. Nagata Central midfielder	Vanraure Hachinohe	26	24	27
9	T. Yamaguchi Central midfielder	Kagoshima United	26	27	27
10	T. Kawamura Central midfielder	Gainare Tottori	25	15	27
11	N. Miki Central midfielder	Gainare Tottori	25	20	27
12	T. Takeuchi Central midfielder	Sagamihara	24	16	27
13	H. Yoshino Central midfielder	Tochigi SC	24	5	27
14	R. Okano Central midfielder	Kitakyushu	25	12	27
15	Y. Shinomiya Central midfielder	Kanazawa	23	11	27
16	K. Murakoshi Central midfielder	Matsumoto Yamaga	24	19	27
17	S. Adachi Central midfielder	Thespakusatsu Gunma	22	7	26
18	K. Yanagimachi Central midfielder	Azul Claro Numazu	24	14	26
19	J. Nakamura Central midfielder	FC Gifu	22	9431.3%	2642.4%
20	T. Shimokawa Central midfielder	Thespakusatsu Gunma	24	8	26
21	R. Kawana Central midfielder	Tochigi SC	24	4	26
22	T. Hakozaki Central midfielder	FC Gifu	23	13	26
23	Toshiki Kawai Central midfielder	Tegevajaro Miyazaki	23	4	26
24	Y. Takano Central midfielder	Kochi United	26	15	26
25	T. Aoshima Central midfielder	Tochigi SC	25	10	26
26	F. Takayanagi Central midfielder	Kitakyushu	25	6	26
27	R. Yamauchi Central midfielder	Thespakusatsu Gunma	26	12	25
28	S. Takayoshi Central midfielder	Kitakyushu	25	11	25
29	M. Fukuda Central midfielder	Kagoshima United	26	19	25
30	R. Yasunaga Central midfielder	Matsumoto Yamaga	25	1338.8%	2548.3%
31	K. Kano Central midfielder	Fukushima United	24	4	25
32	A. Tojo Central midfielder	Gainare Tottori	25	7	25
33	J. Yoshida Central midfielder	Kamatamare Sanuki	23	4	24
34	K. Fujii Central midfielder	Azul Claro Numazu	23	9	24
35	S. Iwamoto Central midfielder	FC Ryukyu	25	11	24
36	K. Fukui Central midfielder	Sagamihara	25	4	24
37	M. Uchida Central midfielder	Kamatamare Sanuki	26	15	23
38	H. Ozawa Central midfielder	Gainare Tottori	27	20	23
39	Y. Mori Central midfielder	Azul Claro Numazu	25	8	23
40	S. Nagai Central midfielder	FC Ryukyu	26	12	23
41	K. Hagino Central midfielder	FC Gifu	26	9	23
42	R. Watanabe Central midfielder	Azul Claro Numazu	24	4260%	2343%
43	Kosei Numata Central midfielder	Azul Claro Numazu	24	3	23
44	G. Sekino Central midfielder	Tochigi City	27	14	23
45	A. Sato Central midfielder	Vanraure Hachinohe	28	24	22
46	S. Rikiyasu Central midfielder	Tegevajaro Miyazaki	27	5	22
47	S. Hiramatsu Central midfielder	FC Ryukyu	27	213333.3%	2148%
48	H. Izawa Central midfielder	Kitakyushu	27	10	21
49	R. Fujimura Central midfielder	Thespakusatsu Gunma	27	11	21
50	R. Kita Central midfielder	FC Gifu	28	24	20